LeGarrette Blount

LeGarrette Blount was in full practice pads today. According to Michael Whitmer via Twitter "Perfect attendance at Patriots full-pads practice, which is inside Gillette. That includes Edelman, Blount"

Pyro's take: The Patriots have the one seed locked, but dont think that Bill Belichick will let that matter to him or the players. Expect the same from the Patriots regardless if this was preseason, week one, or a meaningless home game.

Mike Reiss has reported that LeGarrette Blount will not be available for Sunday against the New York Jets. According to Reiss via twitter "LeGarrette Blount (shoulder) also ruled out by the Patriots."

Pyro's take: The Patriots will now be down to Jonas Gray and Shane Vereen against the Jets. New England has enough fire power to not let this effect them, so no need to worry, if your an owner try to grab Jonas Gray, he may be available after disappearing when New England signed Blount.

LeGarrette Blount signs with the Steelers. He will get a two year contract that is worth $3.85 million and carries a signing bonus of $950,000. Blount had his best year last year, as he had 5.0 yards per carry average and seven touchdowns. He also torched Indianapolis in the playoffs for four touchdowns and 166 yards rushing.

Pyro's take: Steel-Town isn't the best place for Blount to land, fantasy wise, as Le'Veon Bell is the primary ball carrier in Pittsburgh. LeGarrette will most likely see approximately 10 carries a game, and with no receiving skills, he is faced with a very tight ceiling on his fantasy production. Furthermore, LeGarrette Blount has never been a full time rusher in his five seasons in the NFL, I would expect that trend to continue. His worth comes in hand-cuff only, if you want to take Le'Veon in your draft, other than that, he should be ignored.

If it’s true that jinxes only work if you believe in them, New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount should be in no danger of suffering from the “Sports Illustrated cover jinx.”

Blount appears on the cover of this week’s edition of the sports magazine, sparking fear that he might experience bad luck Sunday in the Patriots’ AFC Championship Game against the Denver Broncos as a result. Never mind the fact that Broncos receiver Wes Welker also appears on an alternate version of this week’s cover — Blount isn’t worried about the “jinx” anyway.

“Nah, I don’t believe in jinxes,” Blount told reporters Wednesday.

Blount said he hasn’t actually seen the cover in person, but he’s gotten text messages with photos of it.

Blount has been on a tear the last few weeks, emerging as the team’s starter after being benched for fumbling in Week 12, also against the Broncos. Blount had 24 carries for 166 yards and four touchdowns during the Patriots’ win over the Indianapolis Colts in Saturday night’s AFC divisional playoff game.

Pyro's take: Blount was the man against the Colts, and will look to carry that momentum into the AFC CHampionship game. There i no doubt that the Patriots are going to use the run to set up the pass this week, and Blount is that blunt tool they favor most right now.

The Broncos defense is not that strong against the run, and without Von Miller Blount has a chance to get to the second level in this game. If that happens, his size and aggressiveness could lead to some big runs.